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1992-1993 Basketball preview
Wojnar women ready to turn program around
SPORTS INFORMATION
__________ OFFICE__________
With six returning players and a
host of newcomers, the women’s bas­ketball
team is on the rise. They picked
up their first-ever Capital Athletic
Conference win last season, and with
the two top CAC rebounders return­ing,
the squad promises excitement.
“I am extremely excited about this
season,” said third-year head coach
Pam Wojnar. “We surprised some
teams last year and were able to play
with them through half-time, but our
lack of depth hurt us in the end. Now,
with 15 players capable of contribut­ing,
we should be able to begin to turn
this program around.”
Returning at point guard is sopho­more
Cindy Leeds, who led the team
in steals with 5.5 per game, and was
second in assists last year. Leed’s
tenacious defense and quickness will
orchestrate the Seahawks style and be
a key to their success.
Senior co-captain Betsy Anthony
will be looked upon for leadership
and additional scoring punch from
the wing position. A smart player
who makes few mistakes, she worked
hard in the off-season and is primed
for a solid senior-year performance.
Also returning at the wing is sopho­more
Brandi Van Meter. Coming off
another all-conference performance
for the women’s soccer team, Van
Meter looks stronger and has the con­fidence
in her game that she was
lacking last year.
Rounding out the guards are a num­ber
of newcomers. Freshmen Makini
Garrett, Jennifer Forbes and Jen Speer
with sophomore Bobbie Johnson will
provide the depth the lady Seahawks
have been lacking. Garrett and Forbes
provide additional speed, giving the
team unmatched quickness in the
backcourt, while Johnson and Speer
will provide additional outside scor­ing.
Sophomore Elise Maccubbin re­turns
as a small forward providing
solid rebounding strength, a nice
Valvano stresses three point shot
SPORTS INFORMATION
___________OFFICE__________
There’s a new look to this year’s
men’s basketball team, and it starts
with the head coach, Bob Valvano.
The Capital Athletic Conference
Coach of the Year in 1992, when his
Catholic University team went 21-6
overall and 11-1 in CAC regular sea­son,
Valvano brings with him an ag­gressive
game plan featuring three-point
shot.
“It’s a different way to play, and
it’ll take some time to adjust here,”
says Valvano. “But it is a fun way for
the players to play, exciting to watch,
and a style that clearly can help win
some games.”
The team returns four starters from
last year’s squad. Leading this group
is 6’5" junior forward Chris DeLisi,
who led the team in scoring with a
15.9 ppg average. The All-CAC per­former
is one of the best inside scorers
inthe region, and a capable rebounder
as well, averaging eight boards per
game last year.
Delisi is joined by a trio of players
who were among the top five scorers
last season; junior Mike Rudolph, who
was third best with 8.6 ppg, junior
Sean Keehan, fourth with a 8.3 ppg,
and the lone senior on the ballclub,
Quientin Hillsman, who was fifth in
the scoring at 7.6 ppg while dishing
out 143 assists to lead the team.
Rounding out the list of returnees
are sophomores Lewis Van Wambeke
and Greg Jorgenson, both of whom
saw limited action last year, but are
ready to step up and contribute.
Leading the way for the promising
newcomers is junior transfer Bobby
Windsor, who joins the Seahawks
from Widener College, a member of
the very competitive Middle Atlantic
Conference. Junior Lamont Ander­son
returns to the line-up after sitting
out the 1991-92 season. He brings
tremendous athletic ability to the team
and is primed for a big year.
Mike Lind is a freshman ofpromise
who has the combination of a solid all
aroundgameandaniceshootingtouch.
Sophomore Frank Phillips transfers to
St. Mary’s bringing a soft shooting
touch and nice range, while junior
transfer Mike Linsenmeyer brings
additional athleticism and depth on
the perimeter. Freshman John Bow­man
joins the Seahawks from the
very competitive Baltimore Catholic
League which has also produced cur­rent
Seahawks standouts Keehan and
Rudolph.
“What we have here is not a re­building
job,” says Valvano. “The
base is there, we just need to expand
on it. Jay Gardiner has done a fine job
building a good men’s basketball pro­gram,
and in fact, as athletic director,
has helped shape a solid athletic pro­gram
across the board. We will try to
utilize the returning players to give
the program continuity, while we strive
for even more success.
“Remember, this is a program that
won the Capital Athletic Conference
Women swimmers
soundly defeat Hood
JEFF WILCOX
staff urr iter
The Seahawk women found suc­cess
at last against Hood College last
Wednesday. SMC soundly defeated
Hood 104-64. Despite senior captain
Sandy Davis’s absence due to illness
and captain P.J. Goodwin’s injury the
team pulled together to record their
first win of the season.
SMC took first place in seven of
the ten events, including the 200 yard
medley relay. First place finishers
were Becky Beckett in the 200
freestyle, and Goodwin in the 100
backstroke and breaststroke events.
Goodwin’s shoulder injury prohib­ited
her form participating her usual
freestyle and butterfly events, but it
did not affect her swimming the other
strokes.
Sophomore Muriel Vandenberg
had a tremendous meet with first place
finishes in the 100, 500, and 1000
yard freestyle events. In the process,
she bettered the SMC women’s 1000
record, which she had held previ­ously.
Beckett, Jen Larsson, and Lauren
Dolle each recorded second place fin­ishes
for SMC in the 100 butterfly,
100 backstroke and 200 individual
medley, and 50 freestyle, respectively.
Third place finishers included Dolle,
Heather Finnigan, Cari Schaeffer, and
Meredith Savage in various events.
Coaches Chuck Jacobs and Rich
Godbout are still hoping to recruit
more women for the team. If you are
interested in joining the team, it is not
too late to talk to either coach or any
member of the team. Both men’s and
women’s teams are planning to take a
training trip to either Miami or Naples,
Florida over Christmas break.
shooting touch, and strong defense.
Junior transfer Teresa Amrhein, jun­ior
Mary Walter, and freshman Amy
Andersen will provide additional
depth for the Seahawks. All three
have solid rebounding skills and the
ability to score underneath or outside,
the question is who will step up?
The lady Seahawks return the top
two rebounders in the CAC this year
in junior co-captain Jen Tregoning
and senior Kirstin Smith. Unfortu­nately,
Smith will graduate in De­cember
and therefore won’t play after
Christmas, but could still become St.
Mary’s all-time leading rebounder
with only 28 more caroms to grab.
Tregoning will look to continue set­ting
shot-blocking records after aver­aging
six per game last year, while
increasing her offensive scoring
power down low.
Called upon to fill Smith’s shoes
are freshmen Cindy Davenport and
Rebecca Vanisko. Davenport brings
unusual quickness to the forward po­sition,
and her strong rebounding
should enable the Seahawks to score
more quick baskets and continue to
control the boards. Vanisko is an ag­ile
six-footer who can score down
low, control the boards, and has the
ability to make things happen on de­fense.
championship two years ago, and has
been competitive every year. How­ever,
we haven’t won more than 13
games in a season or moved on to the
NCAA playoffs, so there is great po­tential
for growth and excitement.”
What Valvano hopes will be
equally exciting is his new brand of
basketball, one which helped Catho­lic
University set 16 school records,
including wins, last season, as well as
six NCAA three point shooting marks.
Catholic University was clearly con­sidered
one of the toughest Division
III teams in the nation last year, evi­denced
by their ranking of 29th na­tionally.
Valvano hopes to bring some
of that offensive excitement to St.
Mary’s this season and for years
ahead.
PHOTO BY JOSUA PINETREE GRAY
Freshman Amy Andersen and her teammates lost to Averett
College Friday, but came back Saturday to defeat Stockton St. 94-
82. Hollins College won the SMC Tip-Off Tournament.
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The Point News November 23,1992

1992-1993 Basketball preview
Wojnar women ready to turn program around
SPORTS INFORMATION
__________ OFFICE__________
With six returning players and a
host of newcomers, the women’s bas­ketball
team is on the rise. They picked
up their first-ever Capital Athletic
Conference win last season, and with
the two top CAC rebounders return­ing,
the squad promises excitement.
“I am extremely excited about this
season,” said third-year head coach
Pam Wojnar. “We surprised some
teams last year and were able to play
with them through half-time, but our
lack of depth hurt us in the end. Now,
with 15 players capable of contribut­ing,
we should be able to begin to turn
this program around.”
Returning at point guard is sopho­more
Cindy Leeds, who led the team
in steals with 5.5 per game, and was
second in assists last year. Leed’s
tenacious defense and quickness will
orchestrate the Seahawks style and be
a key to their success.
Senior co-captain Betsy Anthony
will be looked upon for leadership
and additional scoring punch from
the wing position. A smart player
who makes few mistakes, she worked
hard in the off-season and is primed
for a solid senior-year performance.
Also returning at the wing is sopho­more
Brandi Van Meter. Coming off
another all-conference performance
for the women’s soccer team, Van
Meter looks stronger and has the con­fidence
in her game that she was
lacking last year.
Rounding out the guards are a num­ber
of newcomers. Freshmen Makini
Garrett, Jennifer Forbes and Jen Speer
with sophomore Bobbie Johnson will
provide the depth the lady Seahawks
have been lacking. Garrett and Forbes
provide additional speed, giving the
team unmatched quickness in the
backcourt, while Johnson and Speer
will provide additional outside scor­ing.
Sophomore Elise Maccubbin re­turns
as a small forward providing
solid rebounding strength, a nice
Valvano stresses three point shot
SPORTS INFORMATION
___________OFFICE__________
There’s a new look to this year’s
men’s basketball team, and it starts
with the head coach, Bob Valvano.
The Capital Athletic Conference
Coach of the Year in 1992, when his
Catholic University team went 21-6
overall and 11-1 in CAC regular sea­son,
Valvano brings with him an ag­gressive
game plan featuring three-point
shot.
“It’s a different way to play, and
it’ll take some time to adjust here,”
says Valvano. “But it is a fun way for
the players to play, exciting to watch,
and a style that clearly can help win
some games.”
The team returns four starters from
last year’s squad. Leading this group
is 6’5" junior forward Chris DeLisi,
who led the team in scoring with a
15.9 ppg average. The All-CAC per­former
is one of the best inside scorers
inthe region, and a capable rebounder
as well, averaging eight boards per
game last year.
Delisi is joined by a trio of players
who were among the top five scorers
last season; junior Mike Rudolph, who
was third best with 8.6 ppg, junior
Sean Keehan, fourth with a 8.3 ppg,
and the lone senior on the ballclub,
Quientin Hillsman, who was fifth in
the scoring at 7.6 ppg while dishing
out 143 assists to lead the team.
Rounding out the list of returnees
are sophomores Lewis Van Wambeke
and Greg Jorgenson, both of whom
saw limited action last year, but are
ready to step up and contribute.
Leading the way for the promising
newcomers is junior transfer Bobby
Windsor, who joins the Seahawks
from Widener College, a member of
the very competitive Middle Atlantic
Conference. Junior Lamont Ander­son
returns to the line-up after sitting
out the 1991-92 season. He brings
tremendous athletic ability to the team
and is primed for a big year.
Mike Lind is a freshman ofpromise
who has the combination of a solid all
aroundgameandaniceshootingtouch.
Sophomore Frank Phillips transfers to
St. Mary’s bringing a soft shooting
touch and nice range, while junior
transfer Mike Linsenmeyer brings
additional athleticism and depth on
the perimeter. Freshman John Bow­man
joins the Seahawks from the
very competitive Baltimore Catholic
League which has also produced cur­rent
Seahawks standouts Keehan and
Rudolph.
“What we have here is not a re­building
job,” says Valvano. “The
base is there, we just need to expand
on it. Jay Gardiner has done a fine job
building a good men’s basketball pro­gram,
and in fact, as athletic director,
has helped shape a solid athletic pro­gram
across the board. We will try to
utilize the returning players to give
the program continuity, while we strive
for even more success.
“Remember, this is a program that
won the Capital Athletic Conference
Women swimmers
soundly defeat Hood
JEFF WILCOX
staff urr iter
The Seahawk women found suc­cess
at last against Hood College last
Wednesday. SMC soundly defeated
Hood 104-64. Despite senior captain
Sandy Davis’s absence due to illness
and captain P.J. Goodwin’s injury the
team pulled together to record their
first win of the season.
SMC took first place in seven of
the ten events, including the 200 yard
medley relay. First place finishers
were Becky Beckett in the 200
freestyle, and Goodwin in the 100
backstroke and breaststroke events.
Goodwin’s shoulder injury prohib­ited
her form participating her usual
freestyle and butterfly events, but it
did not affect her swimming the other
strokes.
Sophomore Muriel Vandenberg
had a tremendous meet with first place
finishes in the 100, 500, and 1000
yard freestyle events. In the process,
she bettered the SMC women’s 1000
record, which she had held previ­ously.
Beckett, Jen Larsson, and Lauren
Dolle each recorded second place fin­ishes
for SMC in the 100 butterfly,
100 backstroke and 200 individual
medley, and 50 freestyle, respectively.
Third place finishers included Dolle,
Heather Finnigan, Cari Schaeffer, and
Meredith Savage in various events.
Coaches Chuck Jacobs and Rich
Godbout are still hoping to recruit
more women for the team. If you are
interested in joining the team, it is not
too late to talk to either coach or any
member of the team. Both men’s and
women’s teams are planning to take a
training trip to either Miami or Naples,
Florida over Christmas break.
shooting touch, and strong defense.
Junior transfer Teresa Amrhein, jun­ior
Mary Walter, and freshman Amy
Andersen will provide additional
depth for the Seahawks. All three
have solid rebounding skills and the
ability to score underneath or outside,
the question is who will step up?
The lady Seahawks return the top
two rebounders in the CAC this year
in junior co-captain Jen Tregoning
and senior Kirstin Smith. Unfortu­nately,
Smith will graduate in De­cember
and therefore won’t play after
Christmas, but could still become St.
Mary’s all-time leading rebounder
with only 28 more caroms to grab.
Tregoning will look to continue set­ting
shot-blocking records after aver­aging
six per game last year, while
increasing her offensive scoring
power down low.
Called upon to fill Smith’s shoes
are freshmen Cindy Davenport and
Rebecca Vanisko. Davenport brings
unusual quickness to the forward po­sition,
and her strong rebounding
should enable the Seahawks to score
more quick baskets and continue to
control the boards. Vanisko is an ag­ile
six-footer who can score down
low, control the boards, and has the
ability to make things happen on de­fense.
championship two years ago, and has
been competitive every year. How­ever,
we haven’t won more than 13
games in a season or moved on to the
NCAA playoffs, so there is great po­tential
for growth and excitement.”
What Valvano hopes will be
equally exciting is his new brand of
basketball, one which helped Catho­lic
University set 16 school records,
including wins, last season, as well as
six NCAA three point shooting marks.
Catholic University was clearly con­sidered
one of the toughest Division
III teams in the nation last year, evi­denced
by their ranking of 29th na­tionally.
Valvano hopes to bring some
of that offensive excitement to St.
Mary’s this season and for years
ahead.
PHOTO BY JOSUA PINETREE GRAY
Freshman Amy Andersen and her teammates lost to Averett
College Friday, but came back Saturday to defeat Stockton St. 94-
82. Hollins College won the SMC Tip-Off Tournament.
daxj, ^(ibiA
ARTS:
SMC
display their Talents!
9:00 - 4:30, Lower Charles
Learn to read the fine print:
THE POINT NEWS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED
NEXT WEEK
The Point News November 23,1992